giffgaff Telecom Launches Full (BIS) BlackBerry Internet Service

The SIM only mobile operator giffgaff has just announced that it will now offer full BlackBerry services for the first time. Now giffgaff subscribers will have access to BlackBerry smartphones and can take advantage of  BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry (push) emails and  (BIS) BlackBerry Internet Service. Continue reading for details.

Mike Fairman, giffgaff CEO, said:
“We are delighted to extend the giffgaff offering to both existing giffgaff BlackBerry owners and to prospective new customers. Great value is at the heart of giffgaff, that’s why we’ve created incredibly competitive BlackBerry for £3.”

What is giffgaff?

giffgaff is a community-led pay as you go SIM card mobile operator which keeps costs low by encouraging its community members to help grow and run the business

giffgaff has an customer satisfaction index of 84% and a Net Promoter Score of 75% (July 11)

giffgaff doesn’t do big budget advertising, instead it keeps costs low by using online channels and encouraging its community members to spread the word amongst their friends

giffgaff has a simple, competitive pricing structure for PAYG, with absolutely no sting in its tail:

Calls are charged at 10p per minute and 6p per text

Free member to member (giffgaff to giffgaff) calls and texts

Competitive international call rates

Free calls to 0800 numbers

giffgaff goodybags are a mix of UK calls, text and internet that last for 30 days

giffgaff goodybag prices are listed below:

Calls and text goodybags

£5 = Unlimited UK texts

£10 = 250 UK minutes, unlimited texts and mobile internet

£15 = 400 UK minutes, unlimited texts and mobile internet

£20 = 800 UK minutes, unlimited texts and mobile internet

£25 = 1500 UK minutes, unlimited texts and mobile internet

Data-only goodybags (gigabags)

£5 = 500MB data

£7.50 = 1GB data

£12.50 = 3GB data

All goodybags include free giffgaff to giffgaff calls and free 0800 calls

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